Maintenance Engineer

We are seeking a Maintenance Engineer to work for a successful multinational manufacturing company in Whitstable.

This is a day shift role working Monday to Friday. The rotation shift pattern - Shift A; Mon-Fri 6am-2pm; Shift B; Mon-Thu 2pm-10.30pm & Fri 2pm-7.30pm.

Duties and responsibilities

• Diagnose the failure and causes of asset/component breakdowns, repair or fit new parts and make sure the equipment is working correctly.

• Complete PPM tasks including Condition Based Monitoring. Identify remedial works and coordinate the resolutions in a timely manner.

• Utilise the CMMS system to prioritise works, lead discussions within the departmental morning meeting, balance resolving long term actions along with the short-term urgent actions.

• Maintain and store maintenance tools and equipment to the standard required.

• Provide a timely breakdown response to emergencies, unplanned problems, and repairs.

• Work with specialist equipment such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), hydraulic and pneumatic systems, which control machinery in the machine shop, assembly and plating shop area.

• Installation of electrical and / or mechanical plant and equipment i.e. Control panels, fixed electrical installations & testing,

• Support with facilities maintenance i.e. Buildings, roadways, water systems (plant & operations), communication systems.

• Interpreting electrical / mechanical drawings, schematics, and operating instructions to support the planned maintenance schedules.

Person Specification

• Must be able to interpret electrical wiring/hydraulic/pneumatic diagrams

• Must have at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role.

• Knowledge of various engineering disciplines including but not limited to electrical/electronic systems, fluid dynamics such as hydraulics, pneumatics or water processes.

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